. American homes and gardens. curiosities, while the Sil-houettist who worked withscissors and brain only wasregarded as an artist whosework deserved serious con-sideration. Another celebrated Sil-houettist of the early Victor-ian period was a young artistnamed Hubard. Hubardhad a very charming person-ality, and as his work wasequally attractive his clientsnumbered many his earliest patronswas Robert Browning, whosat for him for a very inter-esting profile portrait whichis now in my commenced his workas a professional Silhouettistat the age of thirteen, andfour
. American homes and gardens. curiosities, while the Sil-houettist who worked withscissors and brain only wasregarded as an artist whosework deserved serious con-sideration. Another celebrated Sil-houettist of the early Victor-ian period was a young artistnamed Hubard. Hubardhad a very charming person-ality, and as his work wasequally attractive his clientsnumbered many his earliest patronswas Robert Browning, whosat for him for a very inter-esting profile portrait whichis now in my commenced his workas a professional Silhouettistat the age of thirteen, andfour years later came to NewYork, where he opened agallery and cut portraits forfifty cents each. He wassummoned to KensingtonPalace, where he made aportrait of Princess Victoriaat the age of ten. HubardsSilhouettes are rare. Among other Silhouettistswhose work has been pre-served, and who flourishedduring the nineteenth cen-tury, might be mentioned E. (Continued on page 225) 224 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS June, 1913.
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